Violin

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The violin is a four-string bowed instrument, the highest and most expressive soprano of the classical orchestra. Also the heart of Ukrainian troïsta wedding music.

The violin has a double destiny in Ukraine: on one hand, a world-class academic concert instrument; on the other, the soul of wedding troïsta music. Crafted by the Cremona masters (Amati, Stradivari, Guarneri) in the 16th–18th centuries, the violin became the language of European Romanticism.

In the Hutsul and Bukovyna regions a unique school of the Hutsul violin took shape: held differently (on the shoulder, not under the chin), with specific bowing, and ornaments that imitate the song of the trembita. Outstanding Ukrainian violinists of the 20th–21st centuries include David Oistrakh, Valeriy Sokolov, and Ostap Shutko. The violin is most richly represented in Hutsul, Podillia, and Transcarpathian musical traditions.

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Violin

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The violin is a four-string bowed instrument, the highest and most expressive soprano of the classical orchestra. Also the heart of Ukrainian troïsta wedding music.

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The basolia is a Ukrainian folk bowed string instrument of the bass register, similar in form and size to the cello. Held between the knees, it has 3–4 strings and provides the low bass voice in troïsta music.